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Patent GB-1128206-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to apparatus for stressing elongated elements
IPC: E04G21/12
Filed: 1964-11-12
Abstract: 1,128,206. Wire tensioners. CHRISTIANI & NIELSEN Ltd., and G. PERSICKE. 7 Oct., 1965 [12 Nov., 1964], No. 46205/64. Heading F2G. A jack for tensioning reinforcing wires, rods or cables comprises a double-acting piston 6 working in a pressure chamber 1 of an annular cylinder disposed around the reinforcing wire, rod or cable (not shown), said chamber having ports 12 and 13, Fig. 3 (not shown), for supplying fluid to the respective sides of the piston. In operation the reinforcing element is passed through the core 2 of the cylinder and through conical elements 35 of a gripping device 33. Fluid is then fed under pressure through port 12 to the inside face of the piston, said piston being moved upwards to initially abut the annular piston-rod against said gripping device. Further extension of the piston tensions the wire as required, calibrations on the piston-rod indicating the degree of tensioning applied. Fluid is then fed through a port 32 into a second annular chamber 16, formed at the front end of the cylinder, to urge an annular piston 17 therein against a tubular element 28 which is adapted to urge a similar gripping device (not shown) into a mould to maintain the tensioned wire in the stressed condition. U- shaped rings 10, 11, 30 and 31 seal the respective pistons in their pressure chambers, the rings on the inner face of piston 6 being retained in place by a perforated plate 45.
Patent GB-1077568-A (GB)
Title: Device for automatic diaphragm setting in cameras
IPC: G03B7/12
Filed: 1965-11-02
Abstract: 1,077,568. Photographic exposure control apparatus; cameras. N.F. SEROV, L.E. KORCHNOI, V.F. MARTAKOV, I.N. KERSEK, A.I. TRACKUN, G.A. DROBOTKO, M.Y. KAPLAN and K. L. SHAKHNOVSKY. Nov. 2, 1965, No.46458/65. Heading G2A. In an automatic diaphragm setting device for cameras, a galvanometer 17 responsive to light intensity has indicating pointers 16, 20, and lever indicators 22, 23, coaxial with the pointers, each indicator having one end portion in the field of view of the camera finder and the other end portion connected to stops 24, 25 adjustable in accordance with film sensitivity, exposure time and rapidity of the lens 35. Stops 24, 25 are mounted on a movable arrester 26 for the galvanometer pointers which is so connected to the shutter release button that the shutter may only be released when the pointers lie between the indicators 22, 23. The galvanometer pointers are connected with the spring-loaded diaphragm setting ring 2 through a follow-up lever train with a weak intermediate locking spring 9, the train being disconnected by rotation of camming ring 39 through handle 36 for manual diaphragm setting. The galvanometer is rotated by gear 18 to allow for film sensitivity, indicators 22, 23 and stops 24, 25 being turned at the same time. Interchangeable lenses have recesses 34 of a depth corresponding to the lens rapidity which are engaged by a spring- loaded lever 32 for the adjustment of indicator 23.
Patent GB-1418856-A (GB)
Title: Cyclic sulphoximide derivatives
IPC: C07D275/06
Filed: 1974-10-28
Abstract: 1418856 Sulphoximides WARNER-LAMBERT CO 28 Oct 1974 46519/74 Addition to 1418855 Heading C2C Novel cyclic sulphoximides of the formula wherein R 1  is (C 1 -C 8 ) alkyl or phenyl and R<SP>1</SP> 2  is an optionally substituted alkoxyalkoxy, cycloalkoxy, phenylalkyl or phenoxyalkyl radical, or is a hydroxyphenyl radical o-acylated with at least one aliphatic acyl radical, are prepared by reacting a 3H-3-imino-1,2-benzisothiazole-1-oxide of the formula with a reactive derivative of an acid of the formula R<SP>1</SP> 2 ÀCOOH. The reactive derivative is suitably an acid halide or acid anhydride and the reaction is preferably carried out at a temperature of from 0‹ to 100‹ C. in an inert solvent in the presence of an acid acceptor. The novel compounds possess pharmaceutical activity.
Patent GB-1248425-A (GB)
Title: Conveyor system
IPC: B65G47/96
Filed: 1968-10-01
Abstract: 1,248,425. Endless -conveyers. SPEAKER SORTATION SYSTEMS Inc. 1 Oct., 1968 [2 Oct., 1967], No. 46527/68. Heading B8A. In a conveyer system for articles 7, carriers 14 are unloaded into a selected receptacle 6 when a tip-up assembly 8 is caused to engage tip-up lever 19 associated with each carrier 14. The levers 19 have interconnected side cams 21 each having a relatively long tipping portion 32 and a sharper inclined release portion 33. The lever 19 is pivoted at 22 to the carrier 14 and is provided with a spring urged latching mechanism for normally maintaining the carrier in a horizontal position. The carrier pivots laterally on shafts 16 of a carriage 3 secured to a drive chain 4 and supported by rollers 11, 13, in a track 1. Each tip-up assembly 8 is normally spring- urged to the retracted position but may be extended by fluid power. In operation, a control panel 9 adjacent a loading station 5 is used to actuate a memory unit which provides timed actuation of the tipup assembly 8 associated with the selected receptacle 6. As the carrier moves past the assembly 8, the corresponding cam 21 is engaged by a roller 42 of the assembly 8, the sharply inclined cam portion 33 causes a rapid release of the latching mechanism and the longer cam portion 32 ensures positive discharge movement of the carrier. The carrier is returned to its normal untilted position by means such as an intermediate roller.  An embodiment with modified cam forms is illustrated, in Fig. 7 (not shown).
Patent GB-1506371-A (GB)
Title: Switching means for printed circuit boards
IPC: H01H15/06
Filed: 1976-11-10
Abstract: 1506371 Printed circuit switches RITE AUTOTRONICS CORP 10 Nov 1976 [5 Oct 1976] 46704/76 Heading H1N An electric switch comprises a printed circuit board 20 having two parallel slots 28, 30 by which a housing 10, e.g. of plastics material, carrying contact means is mounted for making or breaking an electrical connection between contact points 21 to 26 disposed between the slots on one side of the board. In the embodiment of Fig. 3 the contact means comprise two parallel C-shaped tin-plated hard spring brass strips (32, 34, Fig. 6, not shown), forming a double-pole switch. A single-pole arrangement (Fig. 9, not shown) or a switch with more than two poles (not shown) can also be provided.
Patent GB-1203965-A (GB)
Title: Cooking apparatus
Inventor: HICE JACK ODELL
IPC: A23L3/16
Filed: 1967-10-13
Abstract: 1,203,965. Cooking apparatus. J. O. HICE. 13 Oct., 1967 [17 Oct., 1966], No. 46741/67. Heading B1X. Cooking apparatus comprises a cooking chamber, a food support 60 raised above the bottom of the chamber, means for heating the contents of the chamber, means for pressurizing the contents of the chamber and spray means 100 above the food support for spraying a cooling fluid on to food 92 on the support, the heating means, pressurizing means and spray means being independently operable. The heating means may comprise steam jacket 58 as shown or an electrical heating element immersed in water (which does not come into contact with the food) (Fig. 1 not shown). The pressurizing means may be pressurized air or inert gas introduced at 88. The cooling means may include a coolant for example liquid nitrogen fed to jacket 58 or a refrigeration coil disposed around the food support (Fig. 1 not shown) in addition to the spray means 100 fed with 40‹F water, liquid nitrogen or supercooled nitrogen vapour. The food is cooked in a gaseous atmosphere; the chamber is pressurized before heat is applied, and the pressure is preferably maintained until the food has been cooled at least to 70‹F. It is stated that the invention may be used in a continuous system in which moving conveyor means carry the food through a gaseous atmosphere in apparatus wherein temperature and pressure are independently controllable.
Patent GB-1330219-A (GB)
Title: Mechanical book clamp
IPC: B42C19/08
Filed: 1971-10-07
Abstract: 1330219 Bookbinding machines HARRISINTERTYPE CORP 7 Oct 1971 [19 Oct 1970] 46745/71 Heading B6A A book clamp assembly 10 Fig. 1, attached by support means including brackets 11a, 11b, Fig. 6, to a link 11c of an endless chain 11 for movement along and endless track formed by guides 12, 13 and intended for coping with signatures of different thicknesses includes a stationary clamp assembly 30 and a pivotable clamp assembly 40 whose clamping plate 44 is moved in parallel disposition relative to a fixed clamp plate 31 over the range of thickness of signatures. The book clamp assembly 10 has its support means provided with upper and lower sets of guide rollers 16, 17, 18 and 19, 20 for movement along the guides 12, 13 and the movable clamp assembly 40 is mounted pivotally on a shaft 41a supported by end brackets 33 fast with the support means. The movable clamp plate assembly is actuated by a bellcrank lever 50 pivoted by an arm 70 against the bias of a spring 72 when a cam follower 71 cooperates with a cam bar 22, the bellcrank lever 50 being pivoted clockwise to rock the clamping plate 44 upwardly out of contact with the clamp plate 31. Rocking of the clamping plate is effected by means of an arm 60 fast with the shaft 41a and provided with a cam slot 62 engaged by a cam follower 63 associated with the bellcrank lever 50, the shape of the cam slot 62 and a spring 51 interconnecting the pivotable clamp assembly 40 with the bellcrank lever 50 in conjunction with a telescopic rod assembly 80a to 80f being arranged such that to begin with the clamp plate 44 is moved away from the clamp plate 31 in parallel relationship with respect to the latter until the vertically disposed clamp plate 44 abuts the adjacent edge of the pivotally raised arm 43 of the clamp assembly 40, whereupon the plate 44 is pivoted with the arm 43 whilst the rod assembly, forming initially part of a parallelogrammic linkage, is compressed.
Patent GB-1124039-A (GB)
Title: Water mist quenching apparatus for heavy workpieces in the form of bodies of revolution in the horizontal position
IPC: C21D1/667
Filed: 1965-11-04
Abstract: Workpieces in the form of bodies of revolution, particularly those workpieces comprising a number of cylindrical elements of differing diameters are mounted on, and caused to continuously rotate with their axes horizontal by, two turning gear carriages, and are quenched by two water supply banks which are located symmetrically on either side of a plane passing through the axis of the workpiece. Each bank feeds equally spaced sprays which are directed towards the axis of the workpiece but are so positioned with respect to each element of the latter that the generatrices of the spray cones are tangential to that element while the cones of the opposing banks overlap along the plane of symmetry.  A particular form of construction of the spray system is described and illustrated.
Patent GB-1522598-A (GB)
Title: Elements for drawers or like structures
IPC: F16B5/06
Filed: 1975-10-23
Abstract: 1522598 Sliding drawers SWISH PRODUCTS Ltd 23 Oct 1975 [6 Nov 1974] 47918/74 Heading A4B [Also in Division F2] A drawer comprises sides 10 and a rear 30 each formed at their ends with sockets 14, 15 which receive tenons 20 or 36 carried by corner members 17, 35, each tenon 20, 36 being hook-shaped to provide a resilient tongue 22 directed towards the body of the corner members 17 or 35, the free end of the tongue 22 having a tooth 23 which has a snap engagement in an aperture 16 disposed within the socket 14 or 15 when the tenon is engaged in the socket. The joint may be additionally secured by adhesive. The wall members 10, 30 may be of extruded plastics and are formed with a groove 12 to receive a drawer bottom and a channel 11 to receive a drawer runner. The corner members 35 at the front ends of the drawer sides 10 are screwed to a front wall of the drawer.
Patent GB-1016386-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to wire drawing machines
IPC: B21C47/14
Filed: 1962-12-19
Abstract: 1,016,386. Drawing; curving; winding and reeling. MASCHINENFABRIK HERBORN, ZWEIGNIEDERLASSUNG DER BERKENHOFF & DREBES A.G. Dec. 19, 1962 [Dec. 19, 1961], No. 48014/62. Headings B3E and B3P. A wire coiling apparatus comprises a frame, a bobbin rotatably mounted in the frame to receive wire from a drawing machine, a rotatably driven plate to receive the wire from the bobbin, at least two bending rolls co-operating with the plate to bend the wire into coils and a rotatable skip to receive the wire coils, at least one of the bending rolls being pivotally mounted about the axis of rotation of the plate. Wire 5 from a die 4 passes on to a bobbin 2, through a roll straightener 39 and round a plate 11. Mounted adjacent the plate 11 are two bending rollers 19 and 20 which coact with the plate to determine the diameter of the coil 10 which is formed. The roller 20 is mounted on an arm 14<SP>1</SP> which is angularly adjustable about the centre of the plate 11 in order to vary the diameter of the coil 10. The formed coils leave the plate 11 and drop on to a skip 6 which is rotated by the wire itself, or is positively driven.
Patent GB-1211866-A (GB)
Title: Process for pre-treating film supports
Inventor: EICHHORN GEORGE
IPC: G03C1/93
Filed: 1968-01-23
Abstract: 1,211,866. Subbing layers for photographic films. FILMFABRIK WOLFEN VEB. Jan. 23, 1968, No. 48088/67. Heading G2C. A photographic film material is produced by treating a high molecular weight thermoplastic polyethylene glycol terephthalate foil with a substrate-forming solution the monomeric reactive components of which chemically cross-linked on the film support under the influence of heat, drying the substratum layer on the film support, and coating with a photographic emulsion. The reactive components may be at least one polyepoxy compound or polyalcohol and at least one polybasic acid, or an anhydride thereof. The polyepoxy compound may contain at least 3 epoxy groups e.g. a triglycidyl derivative of cyanuric acid and/or isocyanuric acid; the polyalcohol may contain at least 3 functional groups e.g. glycerol, or a trifunctional 2À3 - dilydroxypropyl derivative of cyanuric acid and/or isocyanuric acid; the polybasic acid may be an aliphatic or aromatic polycarboxylic acid containing up to 8 carbon atoms e.g. maleic, succinic, citric, itaconic or phthalic acids or the anhydrides, derivatives, or mixtures thereof. The reactive component may be obtained by reacting a solution of 1 mole of a triepoxy compound with 2 moles of a dicarboxylic acid, one carboxylic acid group per unit remaining free after the reaction. The reactive components may be used in amounts of between 2À5 and 50g. per litre of substrate -forming solution. The solution may contain at least one sparingly volatile solvent e.g. dioxan, dimethyl sulphoxide or dimethyl formamide, and at least one readily volatile solvent e. g. dichloroethane, methylene chloride, methanol or acetone. The solution is coated on the film support and dried at a temperature between 80 and 150‹C. The time necessary for applying the solution and subsequent cross-linking on the film support is between 3 and 40 minutes. The solution may also contain a phenol, an alkyl-phenol, a halogenated derivative of a phenol or alkyl-phenol, chlorinated aliphatic carboxylic acid or an alkane-bis-phenol and/or a derivative thereof, in an amount of 1- 10% to improve the swelling of the film support. The treated film support may be coated with a gelatine layer to obtain an additional auxiliary layer.
Patent GB-1456057-A (GB)
Title: Method of removing odourous substances from gases
IPC: B01D53/72
Filed: 1974-11-08
Abstract: 1456057 Removal of organics from gases ELEKTROKEMISKA AB 8 Nov 1974 [16 Nov 1973] 48371/74 Heading C1A Odorous organic substances are removed from waste gases by washing with an acid or alkaline aqueous solution containing from 1 to 10% by weight of hydrogen peroxide, the organic substances being oxidized completely or in the greater part to compounds which are absorbed in the washing solution. The odorous substances may be amines, aldehydes or mercaptans. The temperature range for the treatment may be from 0 to 100 C. and preferably from 10 to 40 C. The preferred concentration of hydrogen peroxide is from 2 to 4% by weight. Other substances which do not react with the hydrogen peroxide may be added to the washing liquid including those which remove other special components or those which expedite washing. Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specification 1,393,415.
Patent GB-1322547-A (GB)
Title: Low-pressure chillcasting devices with multiple mould cavities
IPC: B22D18/04
Filed: 1970-10-12
Abstract: 1322547 Pressure casting machines REGIE NATIONALE DES USINES RENAULT 12 Oct 1970 [15 Oct 1969] 48380/70 Heading B3F  A pressure casting machine has a fixed die half 3 and a movable die half 7 which together define a plurality of mould cavities, and a plurality of core members 10 1  which are inserted and removed from the mould cavities by control units 10 each of which controls the insertion and removal of cores in two mould cavities. Each control unit 10 is vertically movable on a bracket 9 by means of a piston and cylinder unit 9 2 , and includes an actuator 10 2  which is connected to a central core member 14 via a piston rod 19, member 18 and a mounting head 17. The end of the rod 19 is hollow and contains a spring 22 which pushes member 23 and thus urges rod 24 and pivot members 25 against lateral core members 15 which are rigid with rack members 27 in meshing engagement with pinions 28. A spring loaded ball 31 is housed in a bore 37 in the member 18 and is slidable along a groove 32 in a tubular member 30 on vertical movement of the member 18. After the casting 12 has solidified the central core member 14 is retracted by raising the rod 19. This causes member 18 and head 17 to move upwardly until the ball 31 engages in a hole 33 in the member 30 after which the member 30 also moves upwardly and operates the pinions 29 thus causing the two core members 15 to move towards each other and to be released from the casting 12. The complete control unit 10 is then raised by the piston and cylinder unit 9 2  to remove the core members from the mould cavity. The core assembly consists of five core members, two of the lateral core members (16) being pivotally mounted on shafts (41) supported by the members 25 and operated by means of a cam on the upper part of the core member 14. Other core elements 11 1  may be provided and are controlled by mechanisms 11 which also operate ejector pins. The machine may have more than two die parts to facilitate removal of the cast product, the third die part being vertically movable or pivotable above a horizontal axis (3 3 ) Fig. 3, (not shown). The machine may be used to cast clusters of pistons, e.g. four or eight at a time.
Patent GB-1100859-A (GB)
Title: A safety helmet
IPC: F21V33/00
Filed: 1966-10-31
Abstract: 1,100,859. Battery lamps mounted on helmets. M. D. SINCLAIR, and A. S. FRASER. 31 Oct. 1966 [22 Nov., 1965], No. 48626/66. Heading F4R. A helmet having a smooth external contour and a light transmitting area 12 at the top contains an electric lamp 23 which may be of the blinker type and a source of power, e.g. a battery 22, which may be rechargeable, the helmet having internal supporting means to prevent contact between the head of the wearer arid the wall of the helmet. The battery is supported by a plate 24 secured by lugs 31 to a shoulder 30 in the interior of the helmet and covered by a lid 25 which may be reflecting and upwardly convex. A switch 39 and a socket 36 for a recharging plug, covered by a pivoted flap 38 are provided. The area 12 or the lamp 23 may be coloured.
Patent GB-1487938-A (GB)
Title: Process for the manufacture of water adsorbing cellulose ethers
IPC: A61L15/28
Filed: 1974-11-13
Abstract: 1487938 Cross-linked cellulose ethers HOECHST AG 13 Nov 1974 [15 Nov 1973] 49154/74 Heading C3A Cellulose is etherified and cross-linked, both the cross-linking and the etherification reactions being performed in the presence of 0À8 to 7À5 parts by weight of isopropanol per part of cellulose. The cross-linking agent is selected from dichloroacetic acid, phosphorus oxychloride and compounds containing an acrylamino group a chloroazomethine group (-N=CCl-) or an allyloxyazomethine group From 0À001 to 0À20 parts by weight per part of cellulose are used. The product is water adsorbent and at least partially water-insoluble. The illustrated cellulose ethers are hydroxyethyl-, carboxymethyl- and mixed methyl- and hydroxyethyl cellulose. Exemplified cross-linking agents are dichloroacetic acid, dimethylol methylene bisacrylamide, methylene bisacrylamide, 2,4,6-trichloropyrimidine, 2,4,5,6 - tetrachloropyrimidine, cyanuric chloride, acrylamidomethylene chloroacetamide, trisacryloylhexahydrotriazine, triallyl cyanurate and phosphorus oxychloride.
Patent GB-1530790-A (GB)
Title: Adhesive compositions comprising polyamides and polyepoxide resins
IPC: C09J177/00
Filed: 1975-12-01
Abstract: 1530790 Polyamide-polyepxoide adhesives TEXACO DEVELOPMENT CORP 1 Dec 1975 [29 Nov 1974] 49206/75 Headings C3B and C3R An adhesive composition comprises (1) a thermoplastic polyamide made by reacting at 175 to 270 C. for 1 to 12 hours (a) a polyoxypropylene polyamine of M.W. up to 3000 containing at least 2 C-linked NH 2  groups separated by at least 2 -O-CH 2 -CH 1 CH 3 - groups, (b) piperazine and (c) a C 4-20  aliphatic or aromatic dicarboxylic acid, ester or anhydride in a molar ratio (a) + (b) : (c) of 1 : 4 to 4 : 1; and (2) 1 to 25%, by weight of (1)+(2) of a polyglycidyl ether of a polyhydric phenol of epoxide eq. wt. 150 to 600. Reference is made to Specification 1,530,789 relating to similar compositions wherein (b) is not used in making the polyamide (1).
Patent GB-1196922-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Power Measurment
Inventor: BASTOW DONALD
IPC: G01L3/24
Filed: 1966-07-12
Abstract: 1,196,922. Measuring power. D. BASTOW July 12, 1967 [July 12, 1966; Nov. 3, 1966], Nos. 31553/67 and 49329/66. Heading G1W. The power of a prime-mover is indicated directly in horse power by a suitably calibrated tachometer responsive to the speed of rotation of a wheel 3 driven by a disc 2 with the drive ratio there between determined by the output torque of the prime-mover which drives disc 2. Hydraulic fluid at a pressure representative of the torque is applied to a cylinder 8 to move a spring-loaded piston 9 and thereby to move the wheel 3 radially over the driving surface 4 of the disc 2. A central recess 16 in the disc 2 uncouples the drive to suppress readings at low torque.